Cheers to the weekend. Another army of profit seeking Duardin have descended on the Ravaged Coast. The Oathsigned Profiteers have met the Cult of the Black Sun in battle. While the forces of Chaos held the field in the end, the ships of the Profiteers managed to secure more Emberstone shards for their efforts.
This is the last weekend to get games in before we lock in our shards and wounds and move on to Rise through the Ashes next weekend. There is a dragon on the horizon, so stalled reinforcement rules will come into play in a few matchups next month. Objectives in this battle plan can be contested for Victory points, so Control Scores and abilities will come into play. Depending on who’s playing, the battleplan will also have clearer setup, deployment, and underdog rules since not everyone will have the same amount of emberstone acquired from March.
Additionally, I’m playing with the idea of doing a few themed “prizes” at key junctures in the campaign. My initial thoughts is every 3 months (not including March), so end of June, end of September, and end of the campaign in December in the following categories. Everyone (excluding me) can cast a secret vote for their pick for each category, and voting should be based on the prior 3 month’s participation.
- Best Painted Army – Either whole army or army with an impressive unit/centerpiece painted.
- Best Sportsman – Friendliest, most helpful, or just fun opponent to play against.
- Best Thematic Army – Hero & Unit Choices, Paths, Traits and Artefacts selected. Who has the most cohesive, themed army for the Ravaged Coast.
- Best Narrative Contribution – Written the best battle reports, backstory for their army, or themed content submitted during the campaign.
I figure the June and September prizes will be an extra emberstone shard cache (based on how many everyone has acquired up to that point) to spend on your force. Then the final votes for December will cover the whole campaign with an additional prize for the army that claims Hel’s Claw in the end. I’ll get some gift cards or something from each of the local stores that support us for each category for the end of the campaign winners.